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findan

to come acrossto obtainfindto meet withexperiencebe exposed tofind difficultyprocureto visitlearnarrangesettleto determineto supplyprovidefurnish

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Add: to come upon by chance or in the course of events. to come across, meet with a person or thing Ðú findst (fintst, v. l.) wið hwone ðú meant flítan contra quos valeatis vos extendere, semper invenitis, Past. 331, 5. Ic gehátan dearr þæt þú þǽr treówe

ge-yferian

(v.)
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L. fol. 186b, 4

Linked entry: yferian

em-lícnes

(n.)
Grammar
em-lícnes, -ness, e; f.

Evenness, equality, equityæquĭtas

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Evenness, equality, equity; æquĭtas He démþ folc on emlícnesse judĭcābit pŏpŭlos in æquĭtāte. Ps. Spl. T. 95, 10: 110, 7: 118, 75

Linked entry: em-

fíc-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-leáf, es; n.

A fig-leaffīci fŏlium

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A fig-leaf; fīci fŏlium Híg siwodon fícleáf and worhton him wǽdbréc consuērunt fŏlia fīcus et fēcērunt sibi pĕrizōmăta, Gen. 3, 7

norþ-leóde

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-leóde, pl.

The north-folk of EnglandAngles

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The north-folk of England, Angles Norþleóda cynges gild (ðæs cyninges wergyld mid Engla cynne), L. Wg. 1; Th. i. 186, 2

cuning

(n.)

a king,

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Bodl. fol. 9a, 7

Italie

(n.)
Grammar
Italie, a; pl.

The ItaliansItaly

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The Italians or Italy Pencentes Italia folc, Ors. 4, 2 ; Swt. 160, 27. Pirrus fór of Italium (ab Italia ), 4, 1; Swt.158, 30 : 154, 32

Linked entry: eotol-ware

tó-weccan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-weccan, p. -wehte

To wake upstir uparouse

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.), stir up, arouse Hú ða folc mid him fǽhþe tówehton how they stirred up strife amongst themselves, Beo. Th. 5889; B. 2948

ǽren-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽren-dæg, es; m. [contracted for on ærran dæg on a former day]

The day beforeyesterdaypridie

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The day before, yesterday; pridie, Ælfc. Gl. 96; Wrt. Voc. 53, 31

fintst

(v.)
Grammar
fintst, he fint findest, finds,
  • Bt. Met. Fox 13, 68
  • ;
  • Met. 13, 34
;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of findan

gróf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gróf, pl. grófon carved, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 113; Met. 8, 57; p.
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of grafan

friþ-béna

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-béna, a criminal who asks for asylum, v. friþ, (5 b α), or
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for reconciliation with the law

brist

Grammar
brist, for birst, 2nd pres. s. of beran
to bear, support

supportestto bear, support

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supportest; vehis; Ðú birst [MS. brist] ealle þing búton geswince thou supportest all things without labour, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 36

gilp-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gilp-ness, e; f.
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L. fol. 182 b

Linked entries: gelp-ness gelp-ness

stód-mere

(n.)
Grammar
stód-mere, an ; f.
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A brood-mare, mare with a foal Gif mon cú oþþe stódmyran forstele, and folan oþþe cealf of ádrífe, L. Alf. pol. 16 ; Th. i. 70, 24

brégan

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Réðe forebécna ꝥ folc earmlíce brégdon, Chr. 793; P. 55, 33. Þæt hit leásung wǽre, þæt hí þæt folc mid brégdan, Wlfst, 100, 7. Ðá óðre sint tó bréganne (-eanne, v. l.) istis inferre metum debemus, Past. 181, 7. Bregende terrentia, An. Ox. 4419. Add

mere

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Gif man of myran folan ádrífð, Ll.

smittian

(v.)
Grammar
smittian, p. ode

To smear, pollute, defile illitus, unctus

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As reignes shall ben flitted Fro folk to folk, or whan they shal ben smitted Chauc. T. and C. v. 1544 Ismittet (smeared) wið smirles H. M. 13, 23. Bismitted (-smuddet, MS. T.) and bismeoruwed A. R. 214, 22.

Linked entry: be-smittian

forþ-gewitenes

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gewitenes, -ness, e; f.

A going forthdepartureprofectio

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A going forth, departure; profectio Blissade ðæt þeóstre folc on forþgewitenesse oððe fære heora lætáta est Ægyptus in profectiōne eōrum, Ps. Lamb. 104, 38

mis-féran

(v.)

to go astraytransgress

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to go astray, transgress Hé (Saul ) ðæt folc bewerodewið ða hǽðena leóda, ðeáh hé misférde on manegum óðrum þingum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 4

Linked entry: mis-faran